The OIC Group in Geneva strongly condemns the Israeli strike on the Baptist Hospital in Gaza on 17 October 2023 and the resulting massacre of hundreds of Palestinian civilians including medical personnel.
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Today, during #HRC54, Pakistan delivered a Joint Statement on behalf of a cross-regional group of 24 countries on โPromoting a Human Rights Responsive Global Economic Governance Systemโ.
The statement, inter alia, highlighted the need for reform of international financial architecture and requested @UNHumanRights to develop actionable recommendations for relevant states, IFIs and global trading, taxation and investment regimes.
It also called upon @volker_Turk to initiate a regular dialogue with these institutions to develop appropriate policies, programs and strategies that better foster realization of economic and social rights and achievement of SDGs.
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With the valuable support of ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ง๐ฉ๐ง๐พ๐ง๐ด๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐บ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ง๐ฒ๐พ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ธ๐พ๐น๐ฟ
Today, during #HRC54, Amb @KhalilHashmi delivered a Joint Statement on behalf of a cross-regional group of 31 countries on the theme of "Enhancing Access to Assistive Technologies for Older Persons" during Interactive Dialogue with Independent Expert @IE_OlderPersons.
The statement inter alia highlighted issues of supply, quality, access, and affordability for these technologies, and the need to overcoming these barriers.
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With the valuable support of ๐ฉ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ท ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐ฉ ๐ง๐พ ๐จ๐ณ ๐จ๐ท ๐ฉ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ป ๐ช๐น ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐พ ๐ฒ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฌ ๐ฑ๐ฐ ๐น๐ท ๐ฆ๐ช ๐ฌ๐ง ๐บ๐ธ ๐ป๐ณ ๐พ๐ช ๐ต๐ฐ
#AssistiveTechnologies
We strongly condemn yet another deliberate and despicable act of desecration of #HolyQuran in Sweden today. #HRC has determined these vile acts as manifestation of religious hatred, incitement to violence, & their prohibition under Int. HR law. Impunity to spread hate must stop.
The OIC Group notes with grave concern media reports on grant of permission by Swedish police to burn the Holy Quran tomorrow. We call on Swedish authorities to urgently revisit this decision & prevent this act of religious hatred in line with HRC resolution adopted last week.
We are also deeply concerned over reports of government permission to burn Torah and Bible tomorrow in Sweden.
We call on states to act in accordance with OIC-led HRC resolution on countering religious hatred, discrimination and incitement to violence.
The OIC Group shares the concerns of High Representative for UN Alliance of Civilizations @miguelmoratinos on yet another despicable act of desecration of theย Holy Quran in front of a mosque in Germany.
Today at #HRC53, the UN Human Rights Council adopted resolution tabled by Pakistan, on behalf of OIC, titled โCountering Religious Hatred Constituting Incitement to Discrimination, Hostility or Violenceโ.
The resolution condemns public and deliberate acts of desecration of the Holy Quran and aims to initiate an urgent conversation and a process to prevent and counter the growing scourge of religious hatred.
On behalf of OIC Group, Amb. @KhalilHashmi delivered a statement during #HRC53 urgent debate on public acts of incitement to religious hatred.
He reiterated OICโs strong condemnation of premeditated acts of desecrating the Holy Quran.
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OIC Group Position on Call for Vote on its draft resolution L.23, as orally revised, โCountering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violenceโ.
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The @UN๐บ๐ณ Human Rights Council adopted draft resolution L.23 (as orally revised) entitled "Countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence."
Full results of theย voteย atย #HRC53โคต
At the urgent debate convened by #UN Human Rights Council today, Amb. @KhalilHashmi sharing the OIC Group perspective on the urgency to prevent and counter public acts of incitement to religious hatred as manifested by recurrent desecration of the Holy Quran.
Amb @KhalilHashmi introducing draft resolution at Human Rights Council on behalf of OIC Group on countering religious hatred.
The @UN_HRC will take action on this draft text in two hours from now.
๐จ#HRC53 side event today!
๐Launch of the report of the 8th meeting of the #IstanbulProcess: Promoting implementation of #HRC resolution 16/18
๐คWith @PakUN_Geneva & @OIC_OCI
โ13:00-14:00
๐Balcony outside Room XX
Statement by Amb @KhalilHashmi at the Human Rights Council today on behalf of OIC Group in Geneva on why an urgent debate is required on the recurrent desecration of the Holy Quran
At the request of ๐ต๐ฐ, on behalf of the OIC Group in Geneva, the HRC has today decided to hold an urgent debate on the premeditated acts of desecration of the Holy Quran. The debate will take place on 11 July 2023. The OIC request and the statement delivered are placed below:
We are deeply concerned at yet another incident of burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden. We condemn this heinous act as well as the decision to permit it. This is an abdication of responsibility in the face of incitement to hatred disguised as protest & free expression.